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WELFARE IMPACTS OF INDEX INSURANCE IN THE PRESENCE OF A POVERTY TRAP
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of an index-based livestock insurance (IBLI)
product designed to compensate for area average predicted livestock mortality loss in
northern Kenya, where previous work has established ...
Participatory mapping of livestock routes in Samburu county, Kenya
In November 2014, a workshop was held in Samburu, Kenya, to carry out an exercise on participatory mapping
of livestock routes in the county. This workshop attracted 54 participants representing different stakeholders
including ...
Basis Risk and the Welfare Gains from Index Insurance: Evidence from Northern Kenya
Index insurance products circumvent many of the transaction costs and asymmetric information problems that obstruct provision of low value conventional insurance policies in developing countries. Recent years have seen ...
The Chinyanja Triangle in the Zambezi River Basin, Southern Africa: Status of, and Prospects for, Agriculture, Natural Resources Management and Rural Development
The Chinyanja Triangle (CT) is an area inside the Zambezi
River Basin, inhabited by Chinyanja-speaking people
sharing a similar history, language and culture across
the dryland systems of the eastern province of Zambia,
...
Gender Tools for Value Chain Analysis: Examples from Groundnuts in Eastern Province, Zambia
The commercialisation of ICRISAT’s mandate crops may have a negative impact on gender equity if men take control of decisions and roles that were previously controlled by women. This highlights the importance of gender ...